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Ciao. Well we're back home again. Spent the morning waiting for Pietro to come and fix the heating and it was worth waiting for. Did some laundry and then headed for a village called Pizzi Generosi. Our pharmacist friend comes from this village and highly recommended it. Very beautiful and you will be so well fed he said. Well I thought Ian was going to have a heart attack. Mountain goats would have had a difficult time geting up there. Most of you know how much he likes heights.(NOT) So, it took about 10 minutes to figure a way out of there and home we came. Rum and coke for Ian and birro for Pam and I and all is right with the world. Tomorrow we are going to Catania and Taormina come hell or high water. And Palermo on Sunday.It will probably be closed but we only have 2 days left. Trying to figure out when places are open or closed is a real chore. I will never again see a sign that says sorry, we're closed without thinking of Sicily. Poor Pam hasn't even gotten her Sicilian ice cream yet. We stopped on the way home but---sorry we're closed. Right now we are waiting for the local grocery store to finish cooking the barbequed chickens so that we can eat something other than pasta or pizza.I hate to sound depressing but we have all agreed that this is our one and only trip to Sicily. The island itself is beautiful but the garbage is disgusting and they have a long way to go in the hospitality industry. Judy, we are 9 hours ahead you. We will try to get you tomorrow evening. Probably around noon your time. Look forward to seeing you. Love from Ian, Pam and Linda